Connected & autonomous vehicles will improve quality of life for 6 in 10 people with limited mobility, finds new study
Six in 10 people say connected and autonomous vehicles will improve their quality of life, finds new study.
Stress-free driving seen as the biggest benefit, with cars that brake and park themselves top attractions.
Half of young people would use a connected and autonomous car today if they could.
Connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs) will transform the lives of six out of every 10 people in the UK,... [Lire la suite]

Human Factors in Automated Driving
Automated driving will fundamentally change road transportation. But the role of humans and human-system interaction need to be clearly established to ensure a smooth ride.
Automated driving technology has the potential to fundamentally change road transportation and improve quality of life. If set on the right track, automated vehicles (AVs) could reduce accidents caused by human errors, increase traffic flow efficiency, increase comfort by allowing the driver to perform... [Lire la suite]

Pentagon: Military will have self-driving vehicles before public
The US Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, Michael Griffin, has told Capitol Hill lawmakers that the Pentagon will reap the benefits of self-driving vehicles before the public does.
And, according to Griffin, that time can’t come soon enough.
While many armed forces are experimenting with driverless tanks (such as the RoBattle, pictured above) and pilotless fighter planes, Griffin explained that more than half of casualties in combat zones... [Lire la suite]

South Korean government promotes autonomous vehicles
The South Korean government held a test-drive event in southern Seoul on 17 June to give the general public first-hand experience of autonomous vehicles and to see the technologies at work, reports the Yonhap News Agency. The South Korean government's Transport Minister Kim Hyun-mee and citizens who applied for the event tested self-driving vehicles. The vehicles could recognise nearby cars or passersby on the road and take necessary steps to avoid collision.
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NEXYAD real time driving risk assessment for ADAS, Autonomous Driving, Car Insurance, and Fleet Management at INTEMPORA TECHDAY
This congress organized by INTEMPORA was impressive and gathered the French community of ADAS and Autonomous Driving around demos and presentations.
Congrats to INTEMPORA. The technology SafetyNex (real time driving risk assesment algorithm developed by NEXYAD) was truely appreciated and we could discuss about applications. The MOVEO Groupement ADAS made good présentations too.
This was a good congress... [Lire la suite]

Driverless, Self-Driving Vehicles In India - The Hi-Tech Robotic Systemz Limited
Autonomous cars are the future and there is no doubt about it. There are many major companies working on different levels of autonomy, and India too is advancing towards self-driving cars. Autonomous cars in India are not as far in the future as one might perceive. In fact, indigenously developed autonomous cars are already here.
The Hi-Tech Robotic Systemz is a company which has spearheaded the development of self-driving cars in India, and here is... [Lire la suite]

SELF-DRIVING CARS ARE HEADED TOWARD AN AI ROADBLOCK
Skeptics say full autonomy could be farther away than the industry admits
If you believe the CEOs, a fully autonomous car could be only months away. In 2015, Elon Musk predicted a fully autonomous Tesla by 2018; so did Google. Delphi and MobileEye’s Level 4 system is currently slated for 2019, the same year Nutonomy plans to deploy thousands of driverless taxis on the streets of Singapore. GM will put a fully autonomous car into production in 2019, with no... [Lire la suite]

Enlighting the future: from autonomous ADAS to autonomous driving
Automobile is becoming a system with complex controls, communications, power arrangement and computing. It is more and more a mobile in an increasingly information rich networked roadway infrastructure. Automobiles are also being transformed from being a mean of transportation into a place of work and leisure: with no detriment to safety. With regard to safety, automobile industry already made remarkable progress in the second part of the 20th century. We can... [Lire la suite]

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A WAYMO SELF-DRIVING TAXI
Waymo is ready to start charging for its self-driving trips, but first, it needs to master the dreaded art of fleet management
In a nondescript depot in suburban Arizona, the future of transportation is getting a tune-up. This is where Waymo, the self-driving unit of Google parent Alphabet, houses its growing fleet of self-driving cars: hundreds of Chrysler Pacifica minivans fitted with highly advanced hardware and software that enables them to safely ride on public roads without a... [Lire la suite]

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